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OPINIONBy John TurneyAt Pro Football Journal we are trying to pick the best individual seasons in the history of each franchise, which we will continue today with the Patriots. By "Career-year" we mean the best performances at each position, with the following rule: Only one season per player per po2016-08-22 20:41:028/1: FootballPerspective.com- DeAndre Hopkins Ends Short Holdout, Saving Texans Offensehttp://www.footballperspective.com/deandre-hopkins-ends-short-holdout-saving-texans-offense/
Last year, Antonio Brown and Julio Jones were the best wide receivers in the NFL. But DeAndre Hopkins was was in a small group of receivers after those two vying for the title of third best wideout. And when it comes to relying on one player, well, Hopkins really stands out among the pack. Last [&#82016-08-01 07:36:308/18: Lombardi Ave- The countdown to Packers football continues: Tobin Rote and Cecil Isbellhttp://lombardiave.com/2014/08/18/countdown-packers-football-continues-tobin-rote-cecil-isbell/
With 17 days left until the start of theNFLseason, our countdown to the big day continues. Thursday, Sept. 4, is the day whentheGreen Bay Packerstravel to Seattle to take on the Super Bowl ChampionSeahawks. Over the course of the next 17 days we focus on the number that represents the days remain...2014-08-18 23:38:437/22: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Quarterbacks And The Receivers They Threw It Tohttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-quarterbacks-and-the-receivers-they-threw-it-to/
Last week, I looked at the top receivers and the quarterbacks who threw it to them. Today, we flip that question around and look at which receivers the top quarterbacks threw to. I used the exact same methodology from the previous post, so please read that for the fine details. For Peyton Manning, 22014-07-22 00:35:4610/29: FootballPerspective.com- Was Calvin Johnson&#8217;s 329-yard Game The Best Ever By a WR?http://www.footballperspective.com/was-calvin-johnsons-329-yard-game-the-best-ever-by-a-wr/
On Sunday, Calvin Johnson picked up 329 receiving yards against the Cowboys, the second most receiving yards in a single game after Flipper Anderson&#8217;s 336 yards in 1989 against the Saints. But when I think of the greatest games by a receiver of all time, my mind instantly goes to a performance2013-10-29 00:36:149/24: FootballPerspective.com- Receiving WOWY Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/receiving-wowy-extended-back-to-1950/
Last week, we announced that our True Receiving Yards metric has now been calculated back to 1950, so it&#8217;s only **** that we also compute WOWY (With Or Without You) for all of those receivers as well. Skip the paragraph after this if you don&#8217;t care about the gory mathematical details,2013-09-24 01:36:059/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards (v2.0) Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-v2-0-extended-back-to-1950/
About a month ago, Chase &#038; I developed a stat called True Receiving Yards, which seeks to put all modern &#038; historical receiving seasons on equal footing by adjusting for the league&#8217;s passing YPG environment &#038; schedule length, plus the amount the player&#8217;s team passed (it&#82013-09-19 00:36:298/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards, Version 2.0 &#8211; Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-version-2-0-career-rankings/
On Thursday, Neil and I introduced you to the concept of True Receiving Yards. That&#8217;s required background reading, but in a nutshell, True Receiving Yards is designed to place all receivers since 1970 into the same environment. It starts with receiving yards, but gives a bonus for receptions a2013-08-19 00:36:218/15: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards, Part Ihttp://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-part-i/
As you guys know, Neil Paine is the man. Here&#8217;s the latest reason: he came up with a metric called True Receiving Yards, the latest in a long line of thoughts in our Wide Receiver Project. So, what are True Receiving Yards? We start with Adjusted Catch Yards, defined as 5 * Receptions + Receiv2013-08-15 00:36:027/12: FootballPerspective.com- Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris, and relying on rookieshttp://www.footballperspective.com/robert-griffin-iii-alfred-morris-and-relying-on-rookies/
The Washington Redskins were powered by a pair of rookie stars in 2012. We all know about Robert Griffin III, but sixth round pick Alfred Morris finished second in the league in rushing. Griffin&#8217;s efficiency numbers were unmatched &#8212; he led the NFL in both yards per pass and yards per run2013-07-12 00:36:246/22: FootballPerspective.com- Rookie Passing, Rushing, and Receivinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/rookie-passing-rushing-and-receiving/
In the graph below, the blue line shows the number of passing yards by rookies in each year since 1970, while the red line shows the number of passing yards by non-rookies in the same season. Both are measured against the left Y-Axis; the green line shows the percentage of rookie passing yards to ve2013-06-22 00:36:00